Month: March 2019

I’ve heard of some pretty interesting ways to make money for the last few years, but getting paid to wear clothes is probably one of the more unique ones.

But strange as it sounds, I assure you it is a real thing.

The fashion industry is gigantic, with new outfits and trends released every season. Competition is fierce.

Clothing companies know that word-of-mouth advertising is the best type of brand awareness money can buy. Naturally, they would find a way to make the most of that, which means great things for anyone who’s looking to make a few bucks on the side.

I looked into the various ways you can start generating income by wearing clothes and found a few options, which are listed below.

But keep in mind that the fashion industry does rely on a touch of vanity so most of these options require someone with an outspoken personality who isn’t afraid of putting themselves out there.

Do People Really Get Paid to Wear Clothes?

Yes!

In fact, it’s nothing new.

Celebrities have been receiving huge checks for years by simply going out and being photographed wearing certain clothing brands.

With the rise of the internet and social media, this sweet gig isn’t limited to traditional celebrities anymore.

Anyone who puts in the effort (in a smart way, of course) can end up getting paid to wear clothes.

You just have to know where to look for the right opportunities.

However, it’s still important to keep realistic expectations.

The examples I provide below will help you get started on a gig that can get you paid to promote clothing but remember that there’s no guarantee.

The fashion and marketing industries might be big but as I’ve mentioned, that also means there’s plenty of competition.

I also won’t try to fool you by saying that you’ll make it if you just work hard enough.

There’s still an element of luck, and it helps to be in the right place at the right time.

That’s not something you can learn by reading a blog.

You Might Not Actually Wear the Clothes

Some people do get paid to wear clothing with advertisements or brand logos on them and I do provide examples of those below.

But by far the largest pool of opportunities I found involved promoting the product or brand. This almost always involves some sort of social media following.

The easiest way to find this type of side gig is via affiliate partnerships.

This means you’ll have to work quite a bit at building a following before you’ll reap any rewards.

Plus, in many cases, people don’t get paid with cash but do receive the clothing for free in exchange for promoting the clothes or brand.

It might not get you rich, but hey, it’s free clothes!

3 Companies That Do Pay Cash

Brands do not advertise this, but they’re always looking for feedback about their products. Yes, even when the products are clothes.

Getting product testers help companies improve their future designs.

If you’re interested in testing out other products, the following 3 sites will pay you, in cash, to give feedback on brands.

10 Ways You Can Get Paid to Wear Clothes

If you’re keen on getting paid for the clothes on your back then check out these examples of the different ways you can get paid to promote clothes in 2024.

1. Get Paid to Wear a T-Shirt

There aren’t many gigs around where people will pay you just to wear a t-shirt, but it can happen.

Companies and organizations have t-shirts produced with their company and logos exactly for free advertisement, so why would they pay you for wearing them?

It’s a matter of wearing a t-shirt and being seen wearing that t-shirt by the right audience.

So instead of them going to you, you’ll need to go to them.

Contact your favorite brands and ask if they’ll be willing to sponsor you to wear their branded t-shirts and upload them to your social media platforms, like Instagram or TikTok.

You can also offer to wear them to busy places and events to promote their brand.

If you know how to design and create t-shirts, you might even want to offer to design and create a t-shirt for them. If you’re lucky, you could even get paid for it, aside from wearing and advertising their shirt.

However, this gig is more of a rare occurrence than a steady thing.

As such, it is highly unlikely that you’d be able to bargain on making any sort of steady income out of this.

At best, you could get the occasional few bucks and a free t-shirt.

Note: If all else fails, you could always make your own t-shirts and sell them online.

2. Become a Brand Ambassador

If you’re going to increase your social media following and contact companies anyway, you may want to aim bigger and become a brand ambassador.

The occasional free t-shirt aside, you’ll have a much bigger shot at getting paid to promote clothes via a social media account with a steady following.

It doesn’t matter which social media platform you choose, though Instagram and Pinterest seem to be the most lucrative choices here.

The world of fashion and marketing is steadily migrating away from big splashy advertising gambits and towards more natural connections with their audience through brand ambassadors on social media.

Photo Credit: Force Majeure Canada

It’s a great time to get into this industry because there are plenty of success stories but it’s still new enough that you have a shot at carving out some space for yourself.

You can reach out to your favorite brands yourself, as I’ve mentioned above, or you can join platforms like Skeepers (formerly Octoly) or Ilolas who can connect you to these brands and companies.

You don’t have to have a huge social media following to get some of the same perks that celebs do.

The Demand for Micro Influencers in 2024

More often than not, companies are on the lookout for micro-influencers who can help promote their products.

A micro-influencer is someone who has between 3,000-15,000 followers within a specific niche like fashion, games, sports, outdoor activities, etc.

If you have an active community, even better.

Marketers are looking for people who have a strong back and forth with their followers.

You could also look at joining an influencer marketing platform that can help you get noticed by companies who want to market their clothing or brand.

Here’s a BIG list of companies looking for brand ambassadors. Check the clothing and sports section, if you’re only after promoting fashion brands in exchange of free stuff.

3. Become an Affiliate Marketer

Another way to get paid for wearing clothes is to become an affiliate marketer.

Affiliate marketers are bloggers and content creators who post specially marked links on their blogs or social media.

These links lead to pages where customers can buy products or avail of services.

When a reader clicks on these links and results in a purchase or subscription, you’ll get a commission.

If you’re only beginning to blog or building your social media following, establishing affiliate partnerships is easier than becoming a brand ambassador.

In fact, being a successful affiliate and increasing your followers can help you be on your favorite brands’ radar. Before you know it, they may be contacting you to make a brand ambassador deal.

If this interests you, I’ve written a guide on how to get started with affiliate marketing.

4. Get Sponsored Posts

If you’ve become a popular affiliate marketer or a popular content creator for a while, but have yet to be contacted by brands to become an ambassador, this is for you.

Pitching sponsored posts to your favorite brands may be another way to gain their attention and get paid to wear their clothes.

The good thing is that whether you run a blog or are more active on social media, you can still get sponsored by your favorite brands.

First off, you need to make your content attractive to brands.

Your content should always provide value to your audience, whether it’s informative, instructive, or purely entertaining.

If you haven’t yet, create some posts featuring honest reviews of clothes from brands you actually buy from and like. Make sure to include gorgeous photos of yourself wearing those clothes.

Then, create a Sponsor page on your blog, letting prospective brands and advertisers know that you’re open to sponsored posts.

For social media, it can be as simple adding a line in your profile or About Me section that says something like:

“For sponsorships or partnerships, email me at [your email address]”

Remember, even if you’ve set up your sponsor page and contact information, this doesn’t mean you just have to wait for companies to notice you.

Yup, you can start pitching your ideas for sponsored posts by contacting and emailing your favorite brands and expressing your ideas.

After perseverance and hard work, if you’re lucky, you can get paid a few times to wear clothes and create content about them.

You may even get free clothes out of this!

Don’t limit yourself to the usual editorial, text + photo post.

You may want to create posts teaching ways to wear a certain clothing item, how to accessorize, or even a music video featuring yourself wearing the featured clothes.

5. Show off Your Athletic Side

If you’re already an athlete, then you have a pretty good chance of getting a sponsorship from an athletic brand.

You don’t have to be a professional athlete to sign up with OpenSponsorship but you do need to be in the public eye when you do your thing.

Plenty of businesses in your area or state are looking to get their company in front of as many eyes of their target audience as possible.

OpenSponsorship is essentially a database of athletes, teams, and events, in which brands can look at athletes and read all about them to know whether they’d be a good fit for their product and their target audience.

Brands can then contact the athletes’ agents directly and negotiate with the goal of coming to a sponsorship deal.

This process works the same for businesses of all sizes.

Thus, OpenSponsorship makes it simple for businesses of all sizes to connect with athletes to sponsor with their clothes and other athletic gear.

6. Become A Blogger

Starting a blog, specifically a lifestyle blog, can become a great way to get paid to wear clothes.

Having a blog actually makes the first 5 things on this list easier to do. With your blog, you can:

• wear and promote t-shirts,
• become a brand ambassador,
• promote affiliate links,
• publish sponsored posts, and
• get sponsorships from top athletic brands

Sponsors actually prefer brand ambassadors and influencers who have a blog aside from their social media account. A big reason for that is a blog is your own space.

Social media platforms rise and fall in popularity all the time and influencers can’t control these platforms’ policies on posts.

Think about the popularity – and downfall – of platforms like Friendster or MySpace.

Blogs, on the other hand, are under the control of the owner of the blog: that’s you.

And for as long as your blog is active, the sponsored posts you create are out there, searchable, and can be found and shared by potential customers.

Aside from getting paid for wearing clothes, blogging opens up a world of possibilities that you can earn passive income for years to come.

7. Approach Local Businesses

If you have the guts to take matters from your online presence to your physical space, then you can certainly approach your local businesses.

For this to work, you must sell the idea of you walking around wearing their brand and essentially promoting their clothes locally.

Most local business owners are always looking for the cheapest and most efficient way to get noticed. They might find your approach novel enough to go for it.

There’s a good chance other business owners in the area will see you and be interested in doing the same marketing technique.

8. Work As A Runway Model

Okay, this one is definitely out of reach for most people, but I still need to include it here.

Runway models most definitely get paid to wear clothes as they showcase both their beauty and whatever new trends that fashion designers can conjure.

Female runway models make considerably more than their male counterparts, but both are needed in the fashion industry.

You can get started on the small stage and make a few hundred bucks per show.

The bigger the event, the more you can get paid.

If you think you have the looks, love of fashion, and moxie to make it, here’s our guide on how to work as a runway model.

9. Feature Clothes on TikTok, Instagram Reels, Facebook Stories, and YouTube Shorts

With the popularity of short-form videos (videos on TikTok, Instagram, FB stories), you can showcase those free clothes and get paid for your effort.

Sure, the clothing brands aren’t the ones paying for you to do this.

You earn by monetizing your content from in-house ad programs of TikTok, Instagram, Facebook or YouTube.

Earning this way doesn’t come overnight. You have several months to over a year to even see income, but there are high chances of earning if you keep at it.

10. Sell Clothes Online

There are many platforms you can use to sell online. From the traditional eBay and Etsy to larger ecommerce sites like Amazon, there’s no shortage of places to sell clothes.

However, the best way to sell out your items quickly is to plan and model the clothes first. So technically, you’ll be able to earn money by wearing clothes.

Can You Still Get Paid to Wear Clothes in 2024?

There are plenty of unusual side hustles out there, especially if you know where to look (like I’ve Tried That).

Getting paid to promote clothing may sound like a strange gig, but who cares when you’re laughing all the way to the bank, right?

As proven by the techniques I mentioned above, it is still possible to get paid to wear clothes more so in 2024.

If you’re really into the fashion world, check out my guides about:

• How to start a fashion blog
• How to become a fashion stylist
• How to design and sell your own t-shirts
• How your clothing ecommerce can save money with white labelling

Companies are increasingly turning to individuals to advertise their products and services. So even if you don’t have a marketing degree and hold a full-time job, you can get paid to advertise for companies.

Traditionally, large companies promoted themselves on TV, in billboards, magazines, newspapers, and other media.

But now that everything is digital, advertising has also moved to digital platforms like websites and social media.

And with the rise of influencer culture, companies have found a way to maximize the ROI on their advertising budget by working with individuals instead of working solely with marketing companies.

This, in turn, opened up opportunities for individuals to make money on the side by advertising for companies that fits their needs, skills, and their schedule.

Here are some legit ways you can start getting paid to advertise for companies.

6 Ways to Get Paid to Advertise for Companies

How much money you make by following the methods outlined below will depend on the option you choose and how much effort you put in.

Some options require little effort but don’t yield a lot of income while others might offer a steady enough salary for you to quit your full-time job. You can, of course, make money through advertising by doing any or all of these at the same time.

1. Create Your Own Blog

Creating a blog on your own website can be a great way to make money through advertising. Practically anyone can do it provided they find the right niche and work hard to increase their audience.

All you need to start your own blog is a computer and a web page to share your ideas on. It’s recommended to set up your own website so you’ll have more control over the topics you can write about and your advertising options. However, many beginners start with a free blog site, such as Blogger.

Before you can successfully advertise on your blog, though, you need to grow your audience first. The more followers you have, the more advertising opportunities you’ll get and the greater your earning potential.

Getting paid to advertise on your blog can be one of two ways: rent out ad space on your blog or create sponsored posts.

Ad Space

Once your blog reaches a certain number of followers, companies may pay you to display their product or service to your visitors.

This is commonly through display ads through the sidebar or the bottom of the page.

You can start with Google Adsense early on, as there is no minimum number of visitors required to join, but your earnings will be in cents at the early stages.

Sponsored Posts

Sponsored blog posts are articles mentioning a product or service of the brand, or solely about the brand itself, for which the brand pays you for the exposure.

For instance, a smartphone manufacturer can sponsor a post listing the top smartphones one should have and listing their smartphone as the top option.

Or they can send you a smartphone for you to write a product review blog post that they’ll sponsor.

Important: Always disclose sponsored blog posts. Not only does this transparency build trust with your followers but it’s also the law.

You can get started with sponsored posts by waiting for brands to reach you, reaching out to brands, or joining sponsored posts networks that connect brands to bloggers.

Here are some of the top sponsored post networks you can join.

• Acorn
• Blog Meets Brand
• AspireIQ
• Izea
• Flyout
• Blogsvertise
• Triberr

2. Become a Social Media Influencer

This works much the same as blogging does, except you don’t necessarily have to write about what you’re advertising. Instagram and Facebook brand ambassadors get paid to take photos of themselves or the products they are promoting, while YouTubers usually get paid to either talk about or review products.

Naturally, getting paid to advertise as a social media influencer requires that you have a large following on your chosen platform.

How to make quick money:

The following three websites are all looking for influencers/ambassadors to help shape their future products:

I highly recommend signing up will all three to increase your chances of actually making money as an influencer.

There are different ways to approach affiliate marketing through social media, and I’ve set up handy guides if you’re looking to get started on any of these platforms:

• How to get started on Facebook
• How to make bank on Instagram
• How to make money through YouTube

3. Affiliate Marketing

Affiliate marketing is an advertising model where companies pay a commission to affiliates to advertise their products and services and generate sales.

You’re given affiliate links that you promote online. Every time a link gets clicked by a reader or viewer and that click leads to a sale, you get a commission.

It is one of the most effective ways to get paid to advertise online. First, you don’t have to build up too many followers to start. Also, once it’s been established, it can turn into passive income.

This is normally found under blogging, but affiliate marketing deserves its own entry because you can actually promote affiliate links through different channels, not just blogging.

Aside from your blog posts, you can share affiliate links on your social media posts, videos, landing page, and newsletters.

To start with affiliate marketing, you can look for companies that have “Affiliate Program,” “Affiliates,” or “Partner With Us” on their websites.

Or you can join an affiliate network, which connects affiliate marketers to companies offering affiliate program opportunities.

The following are some of the best affiliate networks to join:

• Amazon Associates
• ShareASale
• ClickBank
• CJ Affiliate
• eBay Partner Network
• FlexOffers.com

Important: Just like sponsored posts, disclosing affiliate links is mandated by the law. Whenever a link is used on your website that results in a commission, you must tell your site visitors.

If you want to know more, I’ve put together this practical guide on how to get started with affiliate marketing if you’re looking to be one.

Another option, if you’re a complete beginner, is the Wealthy Affiliate training program which teaches everything you need to know; I’ve also reviewed them if you want to check that out.

4. Use Legitimate Car-Wrap Advertising Companies

Car wraps are probably the most well-known way of getting paid to advertise. It’s also one of the best ways to get scammed.

There are plenty of examples out there of people getting scammed in this way. But is it possible to actually make money by getting a car wrap?

The short answer: Yes, it is possible if you drive around a lot in big cities.

Legitimate car wrap advertising companies like Carvertise and Wrapify do exist but getting a gig with them is conditional.

Both have different requirements, but in general, they will require that you own a newer car, that it isn’t damaged, and that you have a clean driving record.

They will also require that you drive a certain amount of hours or distance every week during the campaign.

If you don’t fancy putting a huge sticker on the outside of your car, then you can opt for getting paid to show ads inside your car from companies like Vugo.

They only target drivers for ride-hailing services such as Uber and Lyft, however.

5. Skinvertising

Not every money-making opportunity involving your body has to be illegal.

Skinvertising involves having an advertisement tattooed on your body, whether permanently or temporarily.

There used to be a site called Lease Your Body that was a marketplace for companies and willing participants for tattoos.

Of course, you’ll need to be aware of the risks of tattoos before you go this route, but if this isn’t your first time and you’re still willing to do this, there are ways to make it happen.

You can auction off parts of your body as advertising space on eBay. Or you can reach out to brands directly and offer to do it.

6. Wear T-Shirts With Ads

T-shirts emblazoned with a company website or name and logo can be distributed by companies and they can pay individuals to walk around for a number of hours in high-traffic places to advertise their brand.

While this is a legitimate way to get paid for advertising, the opportunities are few and far between. Right now, influencers and celebrities get paid to wear branded clothing and post them on their social media to promote them.

But if you don’t mind going the extra mile, you can certainly reach out to companies to offer to wear clothes with their brand in exchange for a fee.

Jason Zook famously made a million dollars doing this way back in 2009, so there might still be a market for this.

Beware of Shady Companies and Scams

The methods I mention here are tried and trusted but always make sure to be on the lookout for scams. Tapping into the world of advertising can be a lucrative deal but its sheer size means there are plenty of ways to get scammed.

Always approach an opportunity with a bit of skepticism.

Here’s why:

You don’t want to waste your time or get roped into some scheme that will end up seeing either your money or identity stolen. Criminals are wily and they will take any opportunity to fool you out of your money or personal information.

A general rule of thumb is to use a separate email address (and password!) for your side-hustling ventures and to never click on any links sent to you if you can enter the web address yourself.

Also, and this goes almost without saying, you will never be required to pay for the chance to work with a legitimate company.

They should only be paying you.

I’ve outlined a number of red flags to pay attention to in my recent post on how to make money posting ads. All of them apply here as well.

The Bottom Line

By now I’ve researched plenty of ways to earn a living through various side hustles.

Some require a lot of effort and skill, while others have much fewer and simpler requirements, and I still find new ways to make money.

Often, the only real requirement to getting a side-gig is that you have a go-getter attitude.

Getting paid to advertise is pretty flexible and doesn’t fit into any one category, but it is one of the best ways to make a passive income, and you can put in as much or as little effort as you want.

Ready to get paid to advertise? Which one of these methods are you interested in? Share your thoughts with us in the comments!

Everyone knows babies are expensive, but free baby samples can help alleviate some of the costs.

If you’re a new parent, you most likely just realized how wet wipes and diapers can add up and actually put a dent on your monthly budget.

As a slightly more experienced parent, I’m here to tell you that’s it’s perfectly OK and normal. Most middle-income American families spend about $13,000 per child every year.

This is the reason you should grab every freebie you can get. There is a lot of free baby stuff to be found all over the Internet.

You just need to know where to look.

Where to Find Free Baby Stuff

It can be very overwhelming to go through thousands of websites. I know it firsthand. To create this post, I’ve visited all of them.

But here’s how you can categorize them easier:

• Companies with Baby Products or Services

Companies like Huggies, Pampers, Avent, etc. are all vying for your love. They want you to choose them. And they’re willing to give away baby stuff for free, so you and your baby could try out their products and hopefully become a loyal customer for at least 2 to 3 years.

Most of the time, you need to register with their respective websites and become a part of the “club.” It’s free, so go crazy with joining all of them.

• Coupon, voucher and rewards sites

You can find coupon websites aimed exclusively for parents (or a general one), but both types of sites give you access to vouchers or coupons with discounts ranging from 5% to whopping 90% off.

• Online stores and other Websites to Join or Bookmark

General stores like Target, Walmart, Costco, and other similar stores, as well as smaller companies selling baby stuff may also offer freebies every now and then. Sometimes, the freebie can be a welcome gift, seasonal offers, and so on.

• Websites that send out free baby samples by mail

These websites are special because not all deals you see will send out samples by mail 100% free. This types of offers can fall under any of the three categories above; the main difference is that you can actually receive baby products directly on your doorstep.

48 Ways to Get Free Baby Samples

First, create a FREE Amazon Family account if you have a newborn or a new baby on the way.

They will ship you giant welcome box FILLED with all kinds of free baby stuff. Plus, you get insane discounts on baby essentials and cash back bonuses.

If you’re new to this parenting thing, it’s good to get as much free baby samples as you can, especially from diaper companies, milk and other items that you’d use most often from the time your baby is born and the next 24 months after.

1. Huggies – Aside from the Rewards system that allows you to keep earning points and exchange them for Huggies products, the company also has sweepstakes and coupons straight off the website.
2. Pampers – Pampers always has an offer for newcomers who are joining its e-mail list. This can be free baby diapers, Ergobaby products, discounts on specific items, or other offers.
3. Enfamil – Become a member of the company’s “Family Beginnings” and receive vouchers, coupons and a chance at a $25,000 scholarship for your baby. Enfamil isn’t just perfect for expecting moms/dads, the company even gives away milk for toddlers if you request it here.
4. Luvs Diapers – Register on the site and receive year-round offers, promotions and a chance to win a year’s supply of diapers for your kid.
5. Similac – Become one of “Similac Strong Moms” and receive free baby samples every now and then, on top of regular discounts and coupons for milk formula.
6. GoodNites – For potty training moms and dads in need of bedwetting protection, join GoodNites for discounts and freebies.
7. The Honest Co. – This Jessica Alba’s eco-friendly, wellness brand. You can get an Essentials Bundle or Diapers+Wipes Bundle free by joining the site, choosing your kit, and checking out. You only pay for the $5.95 shipping charge. But make sure to cancel your account sometime in the next 7 days.
8. Bambo Nature – Bambo Nature sometimes offer freebies on the site, but if you’re already a customer, join the club for its Rewards Program. Newcomers can also take advantage of the company’s own baby registry.
9. Seventh Generation – Makers of chlorine-free cleaning products, Seventh Generation has also expanded into baby items like diapers, wipes, body wash, lotion, and more. If you’re interested in free baby stuff, join the subscription service and receive a trial package that include a set of diapers and wipes.
10. Gerber – While Gerber’s website is currently down, the company has been known to offer free samples with its MyGerber program. Call Gerber’s customer service at 1-800-408-7277 to check if they can mail some baby stuff to your area.
11. Nature’s One – Get free baby formula by registering online, checking out products and choosing the sample SKU when you add the product you want to try into your shopping cart. Click “Add Free Sample” button, answer a quick survey, pay for shipping, and wait for the items at home.
12. Cuties – Want to try out another diaper brand? Cuties may have ongoing free diaper samples, so make sure to register for its newsletter to be notified whenever free samples become available.
13. The National Diaper Bank Network – This isn’t a private company (like the rest from this list), but this movement helps low-income families score free diapers they could pick up locally, anytime of the year. Check the website for the assigned contact person per state.
14. Rufflebuns.com – Use the promo code “RB60OFF” and get a $60 discount, which can buy about three pairs of ruffled baby bloomers.
15. Baby Box University – Not only can you get a free baby box (where newborns sleep instead of a crib as a way to reduce infant mortality rate), new parents also receive free parenting classes online. The baby box also includes other baby stuff like diapers and wipes. Check if your state is included; You’ll only need to take a quiz to join the program.
16. BabsyBooks.com – Use the code “GET5FREEBOOKS” and receive baby board books for free. Just pay for shipping fees and you’ll get five board books that would normally cost $40.
17. BabyLeggings.com – Receive worth $50 of baby leggings (that’s around 5 pairs) as long as use the code SPRING50.
18. Everyday Happy – Get free diapers and soft bamboo wipes in a free trial box.
19. CarSeatCanopy.com – Use the code “FREECANOPY1” and get a canopy worth $49.95 for free. You need to pay for shipping, though.
20. Seven Baby – If you’re interested in baby wearing, you can get a free baby sling (worth $39.95) by entering the code “FREESLING4ME” at the checkout. You need to shoulder shipping fees though.
21. Dollar Diaper Club – This subscription-based organic diaper company has a free trial that includes 10 wipes and 6 diapers. You just have to pay $5.95 for shipping and handling.
22. CustomPacifiers.com – Receive 3 free pacifiers that you can customize by entering the code “50261DA82” at the checkout.
23. NursingPillows.com – Pay for shipping and use the code “PJBABY” to receive a free nursing pillow worth $39.95.
24. LittleWanderers.com – Get two pairs of baby shoes free by entering the code “SUMMER” at checkout.
25. Simply Right – Receive a free bundle of wipes and diapers by filling out a form.
26. LittleFans.com – For parent-to-be’s who are fans of NFL, MBA and NCAA, you can get sports themed baby items like pacifiers, bibs, clothing on the site. Register so you can receive $35 worth of freebies.

This list isn’t complete.

There’s still a chance to get freebies from brands that do not have free baby samples listed on their websites. There’s no harm in asking via e-mail, online chat, or phone. You’d be surprised at how many companies are generous enough to send free baby stuff by mail, especially if you’re willing to shoulder shipping cost.

Of course, be ready for rejection because this doesn’t always work. But sending out baby sample requests are worth your time – after all, it could slash over $500 of your annual expenses for the first few years of your baby’s life.

Free Online Vouchers for Baby-related Stuff

Some of these websites were made exclusively for babies, while others are sources of general vouchers (with baby categories you need to search manually):

27. Retail Me Not – Get dollar-offs or percentage discounts on baby clothes, food, transportation and other items.
28. Cash Back Base – Receive cashbacks from baby items you purchase from Amazon. This website only lists down existing deals currently available.
29. Natural Baby Company – This company has a comprehensive range of baby products from toys to clothing, furniture to transportation, and other items. Every time you buy from this store, you’ll earn rewards. You get 5 points for every dollar spent. You can then use these points to save future purchases, since 100 points can deduct a dollar from your total.
30. The Baby Cubby – While this site sells baby accessories and furniture like mattresses, strollers, and diaper bags, it also carries basic needs like wipes and clothing. Create an account and you’ll be included in the rewards program automatically. Each dollar you spend on the store gets you back 5 points, which you can use to get more free baby stuff in the future.
31. TargetRED – This rewards card from Target gives customers 5% cashback anytime, anyday.
32. Kmart’s Shop Your Way – This is Kmart’s rewards points program, which exchanges 1000 points to $1. Members also receive coupons regularly for exclusive discounts.
33. Kelly’s Closet – Join the Diaper Dollars Rewards Program and take home free diapers. A dollar spent equals 1 point, which you can use for future purchases. Collect 225 points for $10 gift card, 500 points for $30 gift card, 750 points for $50 GC, and 1000 points for $75 GC.
34. The Green Nursery’s Baby Books – Collect points or “Baby Bucks” by joining the rewards program, referring friends to join and every time you buy from the store. Every 100 points is worth $1, while every 100 points spent equals $1.

Many people just throw product packaging without a thought. If you’re guilty with this, make sure to double-check packaging since promo codes and freebies are often printed there.

Get-paid-to sites also let you save money for shopping baby items. With these websites, you’ll need to complete a quick task, such as filling out a form, signing up, downloading an app, playing online games, watching videos, shopping online, taking surveys, browsing the web, etc., and rewarded with points (redeemable as cash or vouchers), gift cards, or sometimes PayPal cash.

We’ve got a long, long list of get-paid-to sites featured in the past, such as Swagbucks, Ebates, and InboxDollars, but here are some more sites to check out: TreasureTrooper, Irazoo, SquishyCash, GrabPoints, CreationsRewards, Gift Hunter Club, Perk, Coins Rewarder, SuperPay, Earnably, FreebiePoints, QuickRewards, EarnHoney, Grindabuck, BeFrugal, Loot Palace, ShopAtHome and many more.

These websites often have a sign-up bonus ranging from $1 to $10, which can easily add up if you join them all.

Must-Join Online Stores that Give Away Free Baby Stuff

The following websites are mostly free to join. The following sites are a mix of online stores, parenting communities, magazines, info sites, baby registries, and other websites that you should join and bookmark if you’re looking for free baby stuff.

35. HelpAMotherOut.org – This organization was built to provide disposable diapers to low-income families in the Northern and Southern California.
36. Babycenter – As a comprehensive guide for new parents, pregnancy, toddlerhood and everything about babies, this website has a ton of advertisers who are more than willing to enter this target market using free baby stuff.
37. NeedHelpPayingBills.com – Not only does this organization help people pay their bills during their darkest hours, it also helps parents with free baby diapers.
38. Freebie Mom – As a master of everything free and for babies, this blog shares vouchers, discounts, exclusive promos, and other deals for the mom wise enough to grab baby-related freebies.
39. Babysamples.com – This blog does the job for you in searching for new (and old) deals, discounts and free baby samples available across different brands. You don’t need to register; just bookmark the site to check new updates.
40. Everyday Family – Join the program and enter regular diaper contests (with prizes worth $750). If you’re not lucky enough to win, you still have plenty of information about baby stuff freebies and coupons for baby companies.
41. Amazon Mom – This program from Amazon gives parents 20% discount on diaper purchases with free 2-day shipping. Newcomers even receive a free trial and $10 Amazon credit if you refer people to the program.
42. My Momma Taught Me – This blog teaches parents how to get free stuff using online coupons and shopping deals. You don’t have to pay a fee, just follow this momma for good advice.

Companies with baby registries, such as Amazon, Target, Walmart, Kohl’s and others also give out free baby samples to new members. Check out what each of them has in store:

43. Amazon Family – There are a lot of perks for creating a baby registry here, including 10% discount on items that have not been “purchased” yet, 20% off on diapers, free parenting eBooks, and more.
44. Babylist – Looking for baby stuff not found in ordinary online stores? You may find it here. And if you’re eligible to receive the free, Hello Baby Box, just pay $4.95 shipping fee and wait for the package to arrive.
45. Target – You can get Target’s free baby samples worth $100 absolutely free if you decide to sign-up for your baby registry here. The only catch is you’d have to pick up your gift at the nearest Target.
46. Kohl’s – You won’t find any ads about free baby samples anymore on the website, but you can get up to 20% discount from your in-store purchases or 15% off for the remaining items on your list.
47. Buy Buy Baby – Register and receive “The Goody Box,” which contains coupons and free baby samples.
48. Walmart Baby – Receive a free welcome box when you create a baby registry on Walmart. Plus for having price-match guarantee, which means you’ll always be getting the cheapest price of the baby stuff you want.

The Bottom Line

The websites above don’t even make up ALL the ways you can get free baby samples. We’re sure there’s a whole lot more you can find in the depths of the internet and social media. Even Facebook and Reddit have exclusive groups dedicated to landing free baby stuff.

Also look out for photo contests and companies who give away free baby stuff by mail in exchange for a review of the item/s you’ll receive.

When you’re trying to land offers of free baby samples by mail, but find it harder than collecting coupons, you can always earn some other way for extra cash. For example, this long list ways to save money for a vacation can be customized to accommodate your personal “baby shopping cash fund.”

Money you earn from mom-at-home side gigs and remote jobs can also be saved for when the baby comes. Or you can even use up the birthday freebies you’ve collected to shop for the arrival of your baby.

There really is no wrong or right way to get free baby samples. As long as you don’t pay a dubiously large amount of money upfront, there’s no reason not to join all the websites above.

Whether you’ve promised your kids a trip to Disney, have a personal travel checklist to tick with a month-long stay in Japan, or you’re halfway through your Europe trip fund, it’s no secret that saving for vacation can be super stressful not only financially, but also mentally and emotionally.

But with plenty of side hustle, part-time jobs, and passive income-generating opportunities available these days both online and offline, why stress out?

With proper planning and time management, you can save money for vacation even while you sleep…

Here are 20 tried-and-tested ways you can make and save money.

5 Ways to Earn passive Income

Passive income is defined as earnings you get on a regular basis resulting from a task that require no or little effort to maintain. This means you work hard initially, then reap the benefits of your labor for years to come.

Having a rental property fits the bill quite perfectly, since you won’t have to spend a lot of money anymore after investing in the purchase or construction of your rented property.

When it comes to earning passive income online, these 5 are the most common routes to take:

1. Blog

It may sound so simple, like a girl’s diary of her day-to-day life, but blogging has so much potential no matter the niche you decide to take.

When you share a family’s secret recipe, for example, you can add a photo, video and text instructions in one post. You can incorporate AdSense ads all over your post, and use YouTube for your recipe tutorials.

Within this same post, you can recommend which pans and pots to use and direct your readers where to buy the supplies and equipment you just used. If they buy anything from that store, you get a commission. In short, use affiliate marketing wisely.

Earnings from your blogging will depend largely on how much posting you do, how relatable your topic is, and how much marketing you’re willing to invest in the blog, since let’s face it, you have to spread the word about your blog to attract new people in.

2. Publish an e-book

If you have flair for words and a topic you’re passionate about (magic, physics, making money online, or anything under the sun), publishing an e-book is easier than you think.

And if done right, this business is a set-and-forget kind, so once you’ve written a book, published it as an e-book, and performed some marketing, the potential for passive income is higher. Want to learn how? Check out stories of people who did the ebook business right here.

What’s cool about ebook publishing is that you can even extend you success in online publishing by turning your ebook into audiobook and adding another income stream overnight.

As an example of the money you can pull in with an ebook and audiobook combo, ” if you’re bringing in $1,500 a month in ebook sales, you could expect to make an extra $150 to $300 in audiobook sales.” How awesome is this income possibility for just a couple of days or weeks of work?

3. Create something and get paid for it over and over

Aside from an ebook and audiobook that you technically “create” and get paid over and over for it, you can also do this for other things like:

• Mobile apps – the demand for these see no decline, but creating mobile apps require high technical skills. Learn how to become a mobile app developer here.
• Photographs – Take any kind of photographs (even with just your phone), then sell royalties for them. If you’re not a pro, you can check out these 4 apps that pay for your photos.
• Sewing or craft patterns – Are you a master seamstress? tailor? or just a self-taught patternmaker? You can create one for pet clothes, home decor, clothing, and other items, then sell it on Etsy, on your blog, or even on social media.
• Graphic design products – Go wild with creativity creating calendars, maps, journal templates, stamps, brushes, background paper and other graphic design products.
• Greeting cards and comics – Whether you’re good with words, or crazy-good with cartoons, you can get a never-ending paycheck for creating greeting cards.

This is just the beginning.

I’m sure there are plenty of other examples that fall under this category.

4. Master automation

When it comes to earning passive income online, one can truly feel that you’re “earning while you sleep” if you have finally mastered automation.

Here are 4 simple examples of utilizing automation on websites:

• Set-and-forget a Dropshipping Store – With a dropshipping ecommerce store, you don’t maintain an inventory of products. Instead, you seek suppliers who are willing to ship out orders to your customers once an order comes in from your store. You either pay the supplier a cut for the sale, or earn a referral commission instead. Either way, setting up such a shop can grow quickly if done right.
• Build a niche website – An educational website packed with information about a specific niche can survive for a long time after the initial set-up. While the first 10 or so pages require hard work, if you provide helpful content, that would be enough to earn followers, ad revenues, memberships, and other income streams of your choice. You still need to update the site eventually though (to keep up with the all mighty Google updates), but it wouldn’t be a daily thing.
• Comparison site – Another set-and-forget website that could work automated is a comparison site. This can focus on a wide range of things from hosting or domain packages to cameras, mobile phones, any kind of gadgets, home equipment, construction tools, and other things that would benefit from a comparison chart.
• Directory site – It is one of the oldest types of websites around, but it continues to be a good money earner if you know how to automate the searches, advertising and overall site operations.

5. Become a Print-on-Demand Artist

Print-on-Demand (PoD) allows any person to create designs and showcase them on PoD sites. Once a customer decides to buy your design and have it printed on a t-shirt, canvas, notebook, poster, or any other material, you just sit back and let the PoD site handle everything for you (from printing to after-sales customer support, shipping, and even marketing).

The downside though is that sites like Design by Humans, Threadless and other PoD sites will get a big cut of the sale.

6 Money-Saving Habits You Should Get Used to

You don’t have to actively look for side hustle to save money for your vacation.You just have to do things differently than you’re used to.

You won’t strike rich doing the following things, but you’d be surprised that it could save you money you never even think you were losing before.

1. Walk and earn

Some of these gigs offer monetary rewards, while others give you credits to pay for necessities like medical prescriptions.

2. Get paid to watch TV or movies

Nielsen, the company that rates TV shows and movies, seek the help of regular folk like you and me to give them access to what we’re watching.

This data will earn you $50 a year plus a chance to win prizes as well.

3. Earn money by listening to music

If you love exploring new music and artists, check out ways how you can earn credits from your regular music-listening.

4. Use Ibotta and ShopTracker for Shopping

Available in Google Play and iTunes, this cashback rewards app not only gives you $10 just for creating an account, but also saves you plenty of cash by giving you access to discounts and coupons before checking out from a store.

ShopTracker, meanwhile, pays you to give them access to your Amazon purchase history.

5. Use Bing with Your Online Search

Skip Google and use Bing for your online searching instead. Use this on your mobile as well, and invite friends to switch to earn credits. You can exchange these credits for airline miles, hotel discounts, and gift cards on Amazon, Sephora, Shutterfly and more, along with several fast-food favorites like IHOP, Applebee’s and Starbucks.

If I were you and you’re still plotting how to save money for a trip, join Swagbucks.com to check what day-to-day tasks you can incorporate into your “money saving/ money making” plan.

6. Invest Your Change with Acorns

Install Acorns on your phone today and get a quick $5 just for signing up.

That’s not even the coolest part yet!

Acorns saves your “change” from all the purchases you make for the day and invests it on your behalf. For a $3.5 coffee, the app rounds up the amount to the nearest dollar and sets the 50 cents aside for you.

What’s cool about money-saving opportunities like these is that they don’t have to be exclusively for your “how to save for a vacation” plan. It can be for other long-term savings, such as purchase for a car, your dream espresso machine, and so on.

6 Quick Ways of Making Extra Cash

Saving for vacation funds are hard, but if you’re almost about to reach your target, but need some extra push before your due date, here are 6 ways you can make money online fast:

1. Perform Micro gigs

Easy tasks like creating a logo, writing a Facebook ad, and so on are paid as low as $5, but are everywhere on micro job websites like Fiverr, Roundshelf, Zeerk, Fiverup, SEOClerks, GigBucks and Amazon Mechanical Turk, and more.

Don’t expect fair wages with these websites, but if you’re in need of quick gigs without being put through interviews and exams, micro gigs are the way to go.

2. Install apps

Just install these apps and forget they’re on your phone.

Apps from ShopTracker, ebates, and Nielsen Mobile Panel (among others) will pay you $10 to join install their apps.

3. Sign up to websites and get a “joining bonus”

Here’s another way how to save money for vacation without stressing it out.

Collect a list of websites that will pay you from $5 to $20 just for joining. Samples of these websites include Inbox Dollars, eBates, Swagbucks, ibotta, TopCashback, MyPoints, and etc.

4. Test websites

You don’t have to be a programmer to participate in website-testing. You just have to know what constitutes a good-looking, speedy, and well-functional website…and you can be in.

It’s a quick job too! Each testing only lasts about 20 to 30 minutes and gets you $10 a pop.

Websites like Userfeel and other 15 companies on this list are looking for website testers, so better check them out.

5. Answer Surveys

You’d probably been warned enough about the numerous survey firm scams that have plagued the world wide web for decades. What you probably don’t know is that answering surveys is still one of the quickest ways to make money in a day.

Google Opinion Rewards is a good example of a legitimate survey you can try. There’s also the survey offers from Swagbucks, Inbox Dollars, and reputable survey sites like InstaGC, Earnhoney, and Prizehoney.

6. Write reviews

If you love reading books and leaving reviews online, you can turn this hobby into a money-making side hustle.

Pay for book reviews vary completely on the length of book, literature, or other text available for review, but requirements are lax and the jobs are open for anyone.

These quick-cash tasks can’t be used alone for saving for vacation, especially since many of these gigs only pay you once (or take longer times for the next gigs to appear), but they definitely help if you’re left with only a couple of hundred dollars until your target date.

3 Old-school Methods of Raising Funds

As long as you’re not doing anything illegal, you can always include traditional fundraising methods in planning how to save money for vacation.

1. Sell online

You can sell clothes, old toys, books you no longer have space for, or anything else you wish to dispose but other people may still find useful. There are even apps made specifically for online selling.

Don’t know which marketplace to move your stuff? Here’s a quick online selling guide.

2. Help others

You’d be surprised that you can save money for vacation simply by finding ways to help other people. For example, check with your neighbors who are planning to go on a vacation themselves and volunteer to be a house sitter (this is a legit career for most people, so I’m sure your neighbors will be more than happy to pay you to keep their home safe).

Other ways of helping people while earning extra cash include:

• tutor students
• teach English to non-ESL kids and adults
• help people lose weight
• assist other people prepare tax returns
• create custom travel itineraries for others
• become a life coach
• remind people to take their meds as Pleio’s GoodStart Mentor
• …and many more.

3. Get an online job

If you just finalized a destination for your next vacation, targeted a date, or began planning for ways to save money and earn extra income, taking on an online job could be a huge game changer.

You don’t even have to get a full-time, online job to replace your office-based job. Even a part-time gig that you do after work, or during weekends, could add a dent to your travel fund.

This list of 75 legit online jobs could give you a head-start. You can choose which job/s best fit your skills, time availability, and amount of cash you need for your vacation.

The Bottom Line

It’s up to you which method to choose – pick one from each category, do it all, whichever you feel could help you reach your target.

Once you’ve experienced saving for vacation fund and successfully reaching your goal amount, I’m sure you’d use this fundraising plan continuously.

As always, I recommend choosing one passive income-generating opportunity with any side hustle. Having this kind of income stream goes beyond saving for vacation – it’s saving for your future as well.